Invertebrate community structure and herbivory in a tropical rain forest canopy in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Hugo

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1994

Abstract

At the Luquillo Experimental Forest, invertebrate community structure and herbivory were compared among tree species co-occurring in intact forest (standing trees) and canopy gaps. Lepidoptera, predaceous beetles, and decomposers were significantly more abundant in standing trees; whereas, some sap-sucking arthropods were more abundant in canopy gaps, indicating that these taxa responded to changes in microclimate and/or host condition resulting from disturbance. Herbivory and numbers of several taxa differed significantly among three species, likely reflecting host preferences based on foliage nutritional quality. -from Author

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Biotropica

First Page

312

Last Page

319

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